Ten days slipped quietly by after that.
It was already April 2014.
Spring was still in full bloom. Mountain flowers blossomed, and grass and trees grew lush.
In April, students wanted to soar into the sky, burrow into the ground, fall in love, and pull an all-nighter gaming like there was no tomorrow.
Unfortunately, the Monthly Exam was approaching.
Chen Siyu, the younger of the Twins, found Jiang Ning and asked him a question. "Jiang Ning, have you ever felt like this? Like you're trapped, as if you've been stuck walking in place? I want to move forward, but I can't."
"Tell me, what's wrong with me?" Her face was gloomy, carrying a young girl's melancholy.
Jiang Ning chewed his gum and said, "You've got too much free time."
Chen Siyu: "...You've never felt that way?"
Xue Yuantong said, "He hasn't. He's happy every day. No one's busier than him."
They had agreed to hang out over the weekend, but Jiang Ning had stood her up, making Xue Yuantong look forward to it for nothing. She swore that she would never trust Jiang Ning again.
Chen Siyu failed to get the answer she wanted and looked a little disappointed.
She had wanted to ask her deskmate, Bai Yuxia, but Bai Yuxia was seriously grinding through practice problems. Chen Siyu did not want to disturb her, so she gave up.
"Jiang Ning, will the weather be nice tomorrow?" Xue Yuantong asked.
There had been annoying drizzles these past few days.
Xue Yuantong was the sort of child who hoped for sunny weather on school days and rain on days when she did not have school.
She could have checked the weather forecast on her phone. Xue Yuantong had often used an app called Moji Weather before.
Its forecasts were pretty accurate,